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Data-driven risk assessment of hydrothermally altered goafs in deep metal mines via unsupervised typing and nonlinear evolution. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Li S, Xue J, Dan Z, Yin T, Hou J.
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Mesophotic octocoral larval settlement preferences and behaviors

Restoration Ecology, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduction Lab‐based coral reproduction is advancing restoration efforts to support coral populations injured by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Objectives This study aimed to answer foundational questions concerning coral spawning and larval settlement that need to be resolved for these mesophotic and deep‐sea coral species before ...
Mark McCauley, Julia Johnstone, William G. Jenkins, Jayci Grosso, Arielle Pollock, Jonathan M. Quigley, Leigh‐Anne Carlson, Christopher L. Gardner, Peter J. Etnoyer, Kristopher G. Benson, Amanda W. J. Demopoulos   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Disaster mechanisms and hazard assessment of rapid and steep-gully debris flows based on FLO-2D simulation. [PDF]

PLoS One
Du H, Lai R, Zhu J.
europepmc   +1 more source

The Impacts of Weather Variability and Shocks on Farmers and Indigenous Peoples' Consumption: Evidence From Panama

Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Weather variability and shocks pose significant challenges for tropical developing countries, making it crucial to understand their effects on consumption to address the existing deficiencies among the most vulnerable groups. This study examines the impact of weather variability and shocks on household consumption in Panama, utilizing repeated
Ambar Lineth Chavez Espinosa, Akira Hibiki   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

A physical model test study on the influence of particle size on the landquake characteristics of rock avalanches. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Shi F, Wang Z, Bi D, Wang J, Zhang X, Wang Z, Qu L.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Disasters, Dictators, and Donors: The Impact of Foreign Aid on Economic Activity (Mis)Reporting

Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines how governments manipulate economic data to secure more foreign disaster aid. By using nighttime lighting as a reliable measure of economic activity, we make two key findings: (1) foreign disaster aid is positively linked to a country's understatement of its gross domestic product, indicating a deliberate strategy to ...
M. Martin Boyer, J. Bradley Karl, Charles M. Nyce   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Application of Artificial Intelligence in Predicting Coal Mine Disaster Risks: A Review. [PDF]

Sensors (Basel)
Lu P, Liu Y, Liang Y, Cui D.
europepmc   +1 more source

When brokers fail, brokers proliferate! Generational change and the failure of development in remote Papua New Guinea

The Australian Journal of Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract Recent efforts to secure development by Febi and Kubo people in Papua New Guinea's Western Province reveal a patterned history of failing brokers, incomplete projects and wasted money. Within this longer trajectory, three overlapping waves of brokerage can be discerned, each emerging in response to the limitations of its predecessors.
Monica Minnegal, John Cox
wiley   +1 more source

Landslide Susceptibility Evaluation Integrating Machine Learning and SBAS-InSAR-Derived Deformation Characteristics: A Case Study of Yining County, Xinjiang. [PDF]

Sensors (Basel)
Ma T, Yi X, Ci H, Wang R, Yang H, Yan Z.
europepmc   +1 more source

Apocalyptic Visions and Ecofeminist Narratives in Three Southeast Asian Women's Fiction

World Englishes, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Apocalypse that describes ‘end‐of‐world’ scenarios have been especially prolific in the past few decades since the climate crisis has prophesied the imminent destruction of natural and human habitats. Apocalyptic literatures present insights into the various problems that beset humanity currently and extrapolate the inevitable consequences ...
Chitra Sankaran
wiley   +1 more source